Previous policy discussions and consultations

Recent consultations include:

Proxy Services Framework

Following the 30 day comment period on the proposed Proxy Services framework, Nominet have decided to proceed with a framework for these services.

Confirmed key features of the newly designed framework include:

Only Accredited Channel Partners are eligible for participation.

Participating registrars will be required to submit either a suitable Proxy Service Incident Plan (PSIP), or ensure a suitable third-party data escrow scheme is in place.

For DRS claims, the Proxy Service Provider will have a two working days timeframe in which to supply details of the underlying registrant.

Proxy Service Providers will be obligated to respond to LEA data requests within a one working day timescale.

Participating registrars will be subject to an annual compliance audit to ensure underlying data is accurate.

Marketing must not imply that without proxy services personal data will be published by default.

A summary of the feedback and Nominet response can be found here. A revised version of the registry-registrar agreement has been published and is available here. Applications will be accepted from 3rd December 2018.

GDPR:

Following the conclusion of a comment period relating to GDPR, we announced a number of changes that came into effect on 22nd May 2018 and have published a summary of feedback and our response.

Accordingly, the following policies and contracts came into effect on 22nd May 2018: